Turf with Surf Burger

Pairs well with:

Chenin Blanc

This wine is bursting with crisp, refreshing fruit flavors like apple, pear, and melon, making you want to swing your legs off a dock at sunset.

Ingredients

Crab Cake mixture:
2 tablespoons red bell pepper, finely minced
2 tablespoons shallots, finely minced
1/3 cup breadcrumbs
1 teaspoon fresh garlic, minced
1 teaspoon sal
t 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1 1/2 – teaspoons Old Bay Seasoning
1 Tablespoon Grey Poupon Mustard
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
8 ounces crabmeat, picked over to remove bits of shell
Patties:
2 1/4 – pounds ground sirloin
2 1/4 – teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon fresh garlic, minced
2 teaspoons steak sauce (any brand)
Camembert Cream Sauce:
1/4 cup Sutter Home Chenin Blanc
1/3 cup heavy whipping cream
9 ounces Camembert cheese, outer rind removed and cut into chunks
vegetable oil, for brushing grill rack
3 teaspoons butter, softened
6 sourdough rolls, split
3 ounces pre-washed baby romaine lettuce

 

Instructions

Pre-heat a gas grill to 350 degrees F, or medium-high heat. To make the crab cake mixture, add red bell pepper, shallots, breadcrumbs, garlic, salt, black pepper, Old Bay Seasoning, Grey Poupon Mustard and mayonnaise; stir until well combined. Gently fold in the crabmeat and separate into 6 equal portions. To make the patties, combine the ground sirloin, salt, black pepper, garlic, and steak sauce in a large bowl. Mix well, while handling the meat as little as possible to avoid compacting. Divide the mixture into 12 equal portions and form the portions into very thin patties sized to fit the rolls. Spread an equal portion of the crab mixture in the middle of 6 patties. Cover each patty containing the crab mixture with one of the remaining 6 patties (that do not contain the crab mixture). Press around the sides to seal and re-form the patties, if needed, to fit the rolls. To make the Camembert Cream Sauce, add the Sutter Home Chenin Blanc to a 2-quart, fireproof saucepan with a lid and place on the grill rack, uncovered. Bring to a simmer and cook until wine is reduced in half, about 6 to 8 minutes. Add the heavy whipping cream and Camembert cheese to the reduced wine and cook approximately 3 to 5 minutes, or until the cheese is melted (remove from the heat several seconds if begins to scorch or boil; do not allow to boil). Cover and set aside. To cook the patties, brush the grill rack with vegetable oil. Place the patties on the rack, cover, and cook each side 4 to 6 minutes, or until internal temperature reaches 160 degrees F when tested with an instant-read thermometer. During the last few minutes of cooking, spread 1/2 teaspoon butter on the cut side of each roll top and bottom and place, cut side down, on the outer edges of the rack to toast lightly. To assemble the burgers, spread 1 tablespoon of the Camembert Cream Sauce on the bottom cut side of each roll, followed by 1/2 ounce of baby romaine lettuce on each roll bottom. Top the romaine with a cooked patty then spread 1 tablespoon of the Camembert Cream Sauce on top of each patty. Add the roll tops and serve. Makes 6 burgers